Original title
Matt Baker: Our Farm in the Dales
Released
3/31/2021
Origin country
GB
Genre
Documentary
Production companies
Big Circus Media
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
3
Number of episodes
16
Television presenter Matt Baker receives a call that leads him to move his wife and two children north to run his family's sheep farm in the Durham hills after his mum had a serious accident.
Matt Baker and his wife and kids move back to the organic sheep farm where he grew up in the Durham hills to help secure its future
Matt faces up to some of the vital changes that need to be made in order to secure the future of the farm. First on the to-do list is a much-needed renovation of the miniature donkey stables.
Matt calls in a family friend to help build a brand-new road around the farm, and Matt and Nicola head to Snowdonia to collect 10 specially selected ewes
The Baker family's efforts begin to pay off, as the farm and its inhabitants are given a new lease of life. And Matt reveals his plans to increase biodiversity in the woodland by planting an orchard.
The Bakers get clearing, sweeping and painting for the very last farm makeover and Matt prepares for lambing season, as the family look ahead to exciting things to come
With the Baker's family farm in a more manageable state than ever before, Matt and his wife and kids call on friends and neighbours to help them get prepared for the busy season ahead
It's spring and the whole family get hands-on for lambing season, Matt calls on his friend Richard to help make the bank behind the farmhouse more stable, and there's exciting news for the pygmy goats
Matt reveals the next big makeover project for the farm, but before they can start building, there's demolition to be done. And the farm celebrates the newest addition.
Lambing season continues and the Bakers build a field shelter to keep an eye on the ewes. And Matt and Mike add some finishing touches to the stable yard.
Janice says goodbye to some of her beloved sheep, Matt's makeover of the patio and seating area begins to take shape, and the pygmy goats venture to pastures new
It's summer, and time for the sheep to be sheared. Matt builds a free-range grazing area for the chickens. And will the farm have its first ever honey harvest
It's time for the hay harvest - a big job of mowing meadows, drying the grass and baling it up - in order to give the animals food for the winter
Matt Baker and his wife and kids continue to make the vital changes needed to secure the future of his family's farm in the Durham hills
As the worst storm to hit the farm in living memory strikes, destroying many of the changes they've made, the Bakers call on some local friends to get things moving in the right direction once more.
As a blanket of snow falls, the Bakers ensure that all the animals are fed and protected, and make safe an old ash tree that's perilously close to the farmhouse.
Matt begins work on his dream woodland hut and wildlife hideaway, while Nicola, Luke and Molly make the pond area more accessible for Mike and Janice.
Matt gets to work on a set of stone steps to make the paddock more accessible, and helps beekeeper George transport some of the beehives to the high Dales for heather season.
Matt creates the ultimate covered feeding station and the whole family transform old bits and pieces into an adventure playground for their pygmy goat herd.
The Bakers call in some local storm-proofing experts to safeguard the farmhouse and Matt takes his dad to see the progress that's been made on his 1946 Dodge.
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